Botswana: 3 of 6

The unbroken 1,758ct diamond was mined at the Karowe mine in Botswana
TECHNOLOGY

Tomra XRT technology at Karowe recovers 1,758ct diamond

One of the largest diamonds in recorded history was recovered by Tomra XRT sensor tech at Karowe

26 April 2019

The SlurrySucker offers optimum versatility to the diamond mine as it can be moved from one location to another with ease
PROCESSING

SlurrySucker desilts process water tank at Botswana diamond mine

Integrated Pump Rental's SlurrySucker has resolved a process water challenge for a diamond mine

27 March 2019

 Debswana operates four diamond mines in Orapa, Letlhakane, Damtshaa and Jwaneng in Botswana
SURFACE

Jwaneng to live a longer life

Diamond mine will now operate through 2035

20 March 2019

Debswana Diamond Company's Jwaneng mine
SURFACE

Thiess awarded big Debswana contract

CIMIC subsidiary Thiess has won a new surface mining contract in Botswana worth US$1.2 billion

18 March 2019

 Weba Chute Systems supplied a custom-engineered chute to tackle a challenging application at a diamond mine in Botswana
PROCESSING

Diamond mine, materials-handling supplier team up for size control

Botswana diamond mine tackles material-handling challenge with Weba Chute

06 February 2019

Boart Longyear’s LF160 top-drive coring rig with the FL262 Freedom loader
TECHNOLOGY

Boart Longyear LF160 rig debuts in Africa

Boart Longyear is introducing its LF160 coring rig and FL262 Freedom loader to the African market

13 December 2018

The XRT Coarse Concentrator Plus (CC+)
PROCESSING

DebTech ore sorters part of Jwaneng diamond recovery

Two XRT ore sorters from DebTech have been installed at Debswana's Jwaneng diamond mine

23 October 2018

Giyani is working on accelerating the development of its high-grade manganese project in the Kanye Basin
ENVIRONMENT

Giyani, Rhodes University team up for manganese research

Canadian miner and South African university to examine geology behind manganese deposits

25 July 2018

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalog of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.